jpdb beta

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep

1

cheap structure (e.g. of houses)

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

1

rain and wind; driving rain

1

person who laughs a lot

1

padded kimono

3

certainly; surely

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

1

landlord; landlady

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

1

hey; say; look

2

summer

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

toilet; lavatory

1

rubbish heap; garbage dump

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

I; me

2

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

1

master; teacher; stable master

2

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

1

next day

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

2

well done!; bravo

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

6

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

to bring someone along

1

very; extremely; that is

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

slicing a fish down its back

1

bamboo skewer

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

ability; skill; facility

1

master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

3